16:05 Pontefract

Thursday 23 September 2021

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Racing TV On Channel 426 Handicap

Off time: 16:07 | Winning time: 1m 2.46s

(5)

Indian Sounds²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Ben Robinson| T: P T Midgley| OR: 90| D

11/4

Good second of 7 in handicap at this C&D (good, 5/1) 20 days ago, just failing. Up 4 lb, but that race has worked out quite well.

Form: 362052

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(6)

Saluti²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: P Mulrennan| T: P T Midgley| OR: 87| CD

15/2

C&D winner. 3 wins from 10 runs this year. Career best when winning 11-runner handicap (9/1) at Newcastle (5f) 21 days ago, keeping on well.

Form: 713161

(1)

Ben Macdui³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: O McSweeney⁽⁷⁾| T: K A Ryan| OR: 87| D

7/1

40/1 and blinkered for first time, ninth of 12 in handicap at York (5f, good) 33 days ago. Blinkers discarded.

Form: 56-6309

(4)

Ballintoy Harbour¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: G Lee| T: P T Midgley| OR: 83| BF| CD

8/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Newmarket in July. 3/1, seventh of 8 in handicap at Thirsk (5f, good) 19 days ago, though wasn't seen to best effect. One to consider.

Form: 361987

(2)

Rayong¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: S H James| T: K R Burke| OR: 80| CD

11/2

C&D winner. 18/1, ninth of 12 in handicap at Doncaster (5.6f, firm) 15 days ago. Dropping in the weights without looking ready to take advantage. Visor off.

Form: 405569

(3)

Seneca Chief¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 8-13| J: J Mitchell| T: D & C Kubler| OR: 79| D

5/1

Six wins from 23 Flat runs. Career best when winning 6-runner handicap (10/3) at Sandown (5f, good to soft) 13 days ago, driven out. 4 lb rise may just anchor him.

Form: 771351

(8)

Modular Magic¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Connor Beasley| T: T D Barron| OR: 79| D

4/1

Two wins from 5 runs this year. Latest win at Musselburgh in July. 6/1, creditable third of 14 in handicap at Haydock (5f, firm) 11 days ago. Shortlist material if stall 8 doesn't inconvenience.

Form: 2-14103

(7)

Zapper Cass^v⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 8-6| J: Theodore Ladd⁽³⁾| T: M Appleby| OR: 72| D

28/1

Untrustworthy individual. Respectable fourth of 8 in handicap at Yarmouth (5.2f, good, 28/1) 9 days ago. Others more reliable.

Form: 9-26544

Forecasts

Indian Sounds (11/4), Modular Magic (4/1), Seneca Chief (5/1), Rayong (11/2), Ben Macdui (7/1), Saluti (15/2), Ballintoy Harbour (8/1), Zapper Cass (28/1)

Paul Midgley is responsible for 3 here and BALLINTOY HARBOUR is perhaps the most interesting of the trio having had a clear excuse on his last couple of outings. Indian Sounds should give it another good go, while Modular Magic can win from his current mark but stall 8 makes life tough.